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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon will unveil Echo speaker with 7" touch screen that has video calling feature, expected to be announced as soon as Tuesday, ship as soon as June  —  Amazon is due to unveil a new Echo speaker with a screen that will incorporate video calling capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter.
Matt Humrick / AnandTech:
Qualcomm unveils 14nm Snapdragon 660 and 630 SoCs with faster charging, improved connectivity, and enhanced imaging, expected in devices later this year  —  Qualcomm is bringing some premium experiences to its mid-tier lineup with the addition of the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platforms.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
eMarketer forecast: Amazon to control 71% of voice-controlled speaker market in US this year, ahead of Google Home's 24%  —  Amazon is dominating the voice-controlled speaker market, according to a new forecast from eMarketer out this morning.  The maker of the Echo-branded speakers …
Cade Metz / Wired:
Uber hires University of Toronto AI expert Raquel Urtasun to oversee development of new AI research lab in Canada  —  Uber is hiring Raquel Urtasun, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher at the University of Toronto, as the ride-hailing company aims to build a lab for driverless car research …
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
A look at the UI for Google's “Fuchsia” smartphone OS, written with cross-platform Flutter SDK, as the over-arching purpose of the project remains unclear  —  Taking a look at Google's mysterious third operating system.  —  Google, never one to compete in a market with a single product …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram now lets users post images from mobile web, addressing markets with slower networks; mobile web version lacks video uploads, filters, Stories, and DMs  —  Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can't or won't download it.
Bloomberg:
China's Alipay announces deal with payment processor First Data Corp to let its users shop at 4M stores in US  —  Mobile payments wallet to be accepted at 4 million U.S. stores  —  Alipay says it's part of broader international expansion  —  China's mobile-payments king wants a piece of the world's biggest consumer market.
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Urban transport app Citymapper trials its own smart bus and transport service in London, with “popup” routes using its own branded buses  —  Popular city transport app Citymapper has revealed an ambitious plan to reinvent the humble bus, creating vehicles fit for the smart city era.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Pandora announces $150M investment from private equity firm KKR as it posts $132M Q1 loss, resignation of two board members, new independent board committee  —  Pandora Media Inc. received $150 million from KKR & Co. and will step up its efforts to explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the internet radio company.

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